Attractive map of southern India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. The prevailing winds are shown between India and Mayanmar and marked with the months of the year. The delicate cartouche decorated with a festoon.

Rigobert Bonne was an important French cartographer of the late 18th century. In 1773 he succeeded Jacques Bellin as the royal cartographer in the office of the Hydrographer at the Depot de la Marine. Working in his official capacity, Bonne compiled some of the most detailed and accurate maps of the period.

References: Gole (India) #83-2.4.

Condition: B+

A dark impression, issued folding on a sheet with a "CB" watermark, binding holes along the left edge of the sheet, and minor offsetting. There is light toning and a few spots of foxing that are mostly confined to the edges of the sheet.